tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884Tue, 31 Mar 2015 15:02:07 +0000GardensWild FlowersBuildingWinterBulbsSnowFlowersGrassesChoresCreaturesNorth CarolinaThe ViewArtFallPlantsVegetablesTravelsDaffodilsForestsBloom DayShrubsAshevilleSkyIrisSpringMeadowRhododendronCrocusRocksThe WallAstersEvergreensWild NatureNativesDayliliesMumsTrilliumsPondsHostaWood ChipsEventsOrchidsFurnishingsGarden StrollWinter InterestBloggingLiliesMauiBuffaloFoliagePeonyTulipsHydrangeaArchitecturePhoto ContestFogDungRimeBugsHelleboresJunkTreesHibiscusIceJM'sVideosCamelliasFlingFloridaLawnChicagoConifersFreezeShadeClimate ChangeDiseaseFestival of the TreesGreenhouseJM"sPhloxRose RosetteThawWaynesvilleOutside ClydeLiving the life of gardening high on the low spot of a
North Carolina mountaintop.http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)Blogger2586125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-1616810465734751974Tue, 31 Mar 2015 01:11:00 +00002015-03-30T20:11:48.506-05:00BulbsNativesPondsTwin FallsFall number two is hooked up and running. The first test went very well. It needs a few details tended to, but it works as intended.
Would you believe I ran out of rocks? They are all used up except for a small pile of little ones. I need more big rocks. I will have to go fetch me some rocks. Fortunately I know where a good pile of them are.
Thehttp://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/twin-falls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-1100170046425566837Sun, 29 Mar 2015 23:07:00 +00002015-03-29T18:07:33.568-05:00DaffodilsIceIrisSquashed DaffodilsAs the snow melts, impressive daggers of ice drip off the mountain into spring.
And great quantities of squashed daffodils were revealed. Those that can will perk up. Great quantities of daffodils in reserve will still come into bloom. Our guest would have seen perkier daffodils last Friday.
There was one incredibly rare sighting on our stroll today, http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/squashed-daffodils.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-7280524425349498151Sat, 28 Mar 2015 22:24:00 +00002015-03-28T17:24:36.893-05:00SnowSpringSix InchesThe weather diagnosis people at NOAA have regular problems with quantities. The general prognostication is usually on target. I just can't ever count on the specifics.
Maybe an inch of snow in the night turned into twelve plus hours of steady snow and six inches on the ground by morning. The low was 18, lower than what was suggested.
What daffodils? Ihttp://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/six-inches.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-6904337678505552667Fri, 27 Mar 2015 22:42:00 +00002015-03-27T17:43:08.855-05:00DaffodilsGardensHelleboresPondsTrilliumsThen It SnowedA big box of summer blooming roots and tubers arrived that needed to be planted in my stomped through beds. There were dahlias, begonia, calla lily, gladiolas, astilbe and crocosmia.
I'm still not willing to discuss what the construction worker dudes have been doing to my new beds. I think it is plain to see.
Every thing but the crocosmia got planted. I have a whole new bed in mind for that andhttp://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/then-it-snowed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-6227859068495642979Fri, 27 Mar 2015 02:26:00 +00002015-03-29T18:46:54.967-05:00BulbsChoresDaffodilsGardensNativesVegetablesOther Gardens I TendThe bulbs are in full swing at Client#1's.
Client #1 has two gardens I tend.
This is the other one. The Magnolia stellata is in full bloom just in time for a big freeze.
I haven't planted any new bulbs in this garden the last two falls. You can't tell the difference. He may have been sneaking in some new bulbs behind my back. It http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/other-gardens-i-tend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-1859938803343066358Thu, 26 Mar 2015 01:00:00 +00002015-03-25T20:00:39.298-05:00BulbsDaffodilsGardensPondsIn Gardens I TendThe new fountain is full and running at the Posh Estate #2. It is my hope that the construction worker dudes are done digging trenches through this one main entry bed at the least. I know they are not done stomping through it. We won't discuss what they have been doing to all the other newly planted beds.
I will be doing my best procrastination routine to delay planting the flowering perennials http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/in-gardens-i-tend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-8624483212666841728Tue, 24 Mar 2015 23:40:00 +00002015-03-24T18:40:48.047-05:00ChoresCrocusNativesTulipsVegetablesRoadside ComplimentsI finished work kind work early enough to stop and fetch some mulch for the roadside vegetable garden. If I do it a bit at a time when the time presents itself, it will get done sooner rather than later.
While I was spreading mulch another neighbor came to a stop on the scenic byway.
"You really keep this place tidied up and looking good. I appreciate that."
Um, gee, well, thanks. Actually I http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/roadside-compliments.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-6601687640094542871Tue, 24 Mar 2015 02:01:00 +00002015-03-23T21:01:29.573-05:00BulbsTiny Blue BulbsChionodoxa
Anemone
Puschkinia
http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/tiny-blue-bulbs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-7406577327094683890Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +00002015-03-22T19:00:20.447-05:00ChoresCrocusDaffodilsTulipsVegetablesWhile I Was Planting PotatoesThe suggested rain held off for the day. It wasn't sunny, but it was warm enough to overcome the shade. The first of 10,000 daffodils are ready to pop.
The ring of spring around the fire pit is at peak.
It's actually kind of gaudy.
The colors are so vibrant against the barren.
All the differenthttp://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/while-i-was-planting-potatoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-732786511082763727Sat, 21 Mar 2015 23:18:00 +00002015-03-21T18:18:04.691-05:00CrocusEvergreensTulipsHalf Day In My GardenIt was nice and warm and the sun was out when I got back home. Just what I wanted.
With all the open flowers I could see the new crocus ring all the way from the front porch.
And the species tulips had opened.
I hope they live long and prosper.
Not bad for the first year. Now multiply.
http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/half-day-in-my-garden.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-7122264634933827732Sat, 21 Mar 2015 00:24:00 +00002015-03-20T19:41:05.298-05:00BulbsCrocusEvergreensGardensPondsPond Making Tapestry MakingThe overflow skimmer was reset to lower the full water level. It was harder to do than I thought. The thing was being temperamental. But it is done. I added a check valve to the sump pump discharge line to prevent back flow. That will reduce the number of times the pump will have to run.
I wasn't in the mood to start rebuilding waterfalls, so I started arranging rocks http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/pond-making-tapestry-making.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-3061528291579570710Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:24:00 +00002015-03-20T07:52:49.464-05:00BulbsCrocusDaffodilsEvergreensGardensTulipsWhile It Is Still BarrenI am contemplating the low mounding tapestry of evergreen texture and color that sweeps across the slope below the cozy cabin. Specifically I am wanting to extend it to the left side of the slope. There are baby evergreen plants there now that are not so visible yet. I still need more.
I need more Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard' and I am settling on the color silver blue. Now I just need to findhttp://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/while-it-is-still-barren.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-8470812022502396054Thu, 19 Mar 2015 00:55:00 +00002015-03-18T19:55:47.253-05:00BulbsCrocusPondsSo CloseI was only an inch and a half off.
The main pump was plumbed and the water and electric lines were buried to a point. Then I got tired of waiting on the spring to fill it and dropped a hose in there. It was time for testing.
The steady water level is supposed to be an inch below the top of the skimmer door so that floating stuff gets sucked in and filtered out. It's a bit http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/so-close.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-563016748509870962Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:12:00 +00002015-03-17T19:12:32.396-05:00CrocusDaffodilsNativesA Bunch Of Sunny DaysI have been busy tending gardens. These are not my daffodils. These are daffodils I tend mixed with some roses that I pruned.
We are still in the crocus phase of things high on the low spot.
The very first daffodils have started to bloom, but it is still a week or more before showtime is in full swing.
The crocus will keephttp://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-bunch-of-sunny-days.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-5222513476902017897Tue, 17 Mar 2015 02:06:00 +00002015-03-16T21:21:43.168-05:00CrocusDaffodilsPondsOne Rubber LinerIs now in Twin Falls pond with heavy rocks on top to prevent it from floating on the spring water beneath that I could never get rid of.
Actually, the old liner from the previous slightly smaller pond is in the bottom with a cushioning fabric on top of that and the new bigger pond liner over that. I figured the extra weight and water barrier couldn't hurt.
The sump pump ishttp://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/one-rubber-liner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-3044242140245378613Sun, 15 Mar 2015 22:26:00 +00002015-03-16T19:03:32.573-05:00Bloom DayCrocusCrocus Crocus CrocusThe sun came out.
(Added: It was such a nice, sunny, spring like, garden chores kind of day that I completely forgot it was Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. I got distracted, I was so busy out there in the garden. Me bad. Don't forget Bloom Day held every month on the 15th at Ms. Carol's May Dreams Gardens.)
So did the crocus.
They're all over the place.
http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/crocus-crocus-crocus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-472297044653640369Sat, 14 Mar 2015 23:24:00 +00002015-03-19T08:47:19.108-05:00ChoresCrocusNativesRocksAn Allusion To SunshineThere was an allusion to sunshine for a short spit of the day.
With sixty degree temperatures the crocus can't wait.
Out in the garden I found signs of success. The native Trout Lily, Erythronium americanum, that followed me home last spring have returned. You never truly know a transfer was a success until the following spring. I did a lot of http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/an-allusion-to-sunshine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-585462475344367756Sat, 14 Mar 2015 00:12:00 +00002015-03-19T18:30:17.396-05:00ArtBulbsCrocusDaffodilsEvergreensShrubsBulb FullaBulbarella's master plan is working splendidly. There are all kinds of different bulbs popping up all over the place.
In less than five years with what poses as divisions and left overs she has populated a whole new garden with bulbs.
Ku'ulei A'ina is practically bulb full. If the weathers cooperate it could be quite the show. Bulbarella will only http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/bulb-fulla.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-1962726714574867252Fri, 13 Mar 2015 00:02:00 +00002015-03-12T19:02:50.039-05:00ChoresCrocusWarming UpI am only partially thrilled with a string of near 60 degree days. The bulbs are bursting forth and that is nice. It is still the beginning of March though. We don't want things to advance too quickly. April is notorious for snow and killer frosts. We don't want that.
Warmish days interspersed with some freezing is best to keep things in check. Another snow would be fine.
http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/warming-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-5352710045069617053Wed, 11 Mar 2015 23:28:00 +00002015-03-11T18:28:18.937-05:00CrocusPondsShrubsBack To Twin Falls PondMy mud hole thawed out. It did not dry out. There was a foot of water in there when I got back to the pond rebuild project.
The main skimmer that will house the pump is in place. That other tall black box on the left is for the sump pump. I will need it for overflow since I can't gravity drain a pond in a stone bowl.
I removed and redid the rubber liner that captures the http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/back-to-twin-falls-pond.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-6003125404931189759Wed, 11 Mar 2015 00:18:00 +00002015-03-10T19:18:03.904-05:00ArtCrocusCrocus TimeThey are the first sign that the wheel has turned again. The snowdrops don't count because they come with snow and cold and winter and blizzards. The crocus come with the first hint of warm.
I was good and patient and waited until the snow was gone and there was a touch of warm before climbing high up a ladder into a tree for the newest art project. It amuses me. And I was http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/crocus-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-984324451049872244Mon, 09 Mar 2015 23:29:00 +00002015-03-09T18:29:56.084-05:00BulbsCrocusDaffodilsShrubsSlowlyThe week of warmish ahead is great. The week of rain coming with it I could do without. It is past time to go back to work. I'd much prefer it was a pleasant beginning.
The bulbs won't care. The warm will get them moving.
The warm is moving the snowdrops to the other side of peak bloom. More are still popping up, so they aren't over.
I have started http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/slowly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-7601340048036123381Sun, 08 Mar 2015 21:17:00 +00002015-03-12T20:44:17.714-05:00ArtAshevilleGrassesShrubsThe ViewThe WallWamboldtopia's Magic Lives OnEven the simplest gardens are wondrous things. That interaction with the natural world opens a door into another realm. More elaborate and complex gardens can be quite impressive and inspiring. There are so many possibilities.
I have seen many gardens over the years and been duly impressed and sometimes a bit covetous of the plants in them. It is not at all unusual for ideas found in other http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/wamboldtopias-magic-lives-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-7788121719126485295Fri, 06 Mar 2015 02:47:00 +00002015-03-05T21:47:32.339-05:00BulbsCrocusDaffodilsGrassesShrubsThe ViewDaffodils RisingOn a day like this
I found the first signs of the great bounty of daffodils
Rising from the still cold wet earth.
They join the hundreds of crocus scattered across the mountain top, still waking.
And snow drops blooming.
The bulbs are coming and I never got around to the chop and drop.http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/daffodils-rising.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2611983692965659884.post-8413421632119719768Thu, 05 Mar 2015 02:56:00 +00002015-03-04T21:56:50.981-05:00BulbsChoresCrocusSkyThe ViewIn The BeginningThere is the barren ground covered in the remnants of the seasons past.
The snowdrops are the first to push through.
To make a clearing you have to begin some where. I have visions of asparagus and raspberries, cherries and plums. I see long rows of storable root crops and much fine produce. We made need a root cellar.
It is best to begin with one http://outsideclyde.blogspot.com/2015/03/in-beginning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Christopher C. NC)4